SEND review: The proposed reforms to alternative provision Changes to the way AP is funded and used by schools have been put forward by the government
Revealed: 24 ‘priority’ areas to split £40m improvement cash DfE also almost doubles academy trust growth funding for the next three years
Council-run academy trusts get the green light in schools white paper DfE also to set out new maths and English target for secondary schools
Schools ‘asked to offer’ 32.5-hour week by 2023 – and Ofsted will check Expectation is equivalent to a six and a half hour day, which most schools already provide
£64m to make grammar schools more inclusive – but the gap widens Despite pandemic surge in free school meals rates, grammars given expansion cash have fallen further behind
Persistently absent pupils to be mentored under £5m trial DfE seeks organisation to mentor pupils in disadvantaged areas as persistent absence remains high
Paul Whiteman re-elected unopposed as NAHT general secretary Leaders’ union boss will serve another five year term from September
Free school meals permanently extended to pupils with ‘no recourse to public funds’ Children of families subject to immigration control were temporarily given access to free meals in April 2020
270 million in-person school days missed due to Covid last year Absences rose more than five-fold in first full year of the pandemic